St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (HM15JG)

Location: Lagro, IN 46941 Wabash County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 50.182', W 85° 43.806'

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(Front Side)
Congregation founded 1836, serving Irish who immigrated to area to work on construction of Wabash and Erie Canal, 1834-1837. Many Irish bought land and stayed as permanent residents using their religious and cultural interests to build Lagro, originally platted 1834, into a thriving trade center.

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Church dedicated first building 1838; used for activities until razed in 1960s. This brick structure, built 1870-1873, designed in Victorian Gothic Style; original bell still in use. Brick made in Huntington and Lagro. Features include hand-carved altars and statues, stained glass windows, and oak and walnut curved stairway. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1999.
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HM NumberHM15JG
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number85.2000.1
Year Placed2000
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Eugene and Anne Driscoll Family
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 7:00pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 607065 N 4521368
Decimal Degrees40.83636667, -85.73010000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 50.182', W 85° 43.806'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 50' 10.92" N, 85° 43' 48.36" W
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Area Code(s)765, 260
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 944-998 Main St, Lagro IN 46941, US
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